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Died. James Isaac Buchanan, 77, president of Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse & Transfer Co. and River & R. R. Terminal Co., director of many a utility concern, onetime Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Scottish Rite, longtime member of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, holder of other Masonic offices; from a fall on an icy pavement; in Pittsburgh...
...Ferry '12, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Chairman of the Board of Tutors in Biochemical Sciences, also master-elect of Winthrop House, will give his opening talk in Detroit, on Monday. February 9, continuing to Grand Rapids on Tuesday. February 10, and to Milwaukee on Wednesday, February 11. Following a lecture in Indianapolis the next day, he will complete his tour at Akron, Ohio, on Friday, February 13, returning to Boston on Monday, February...
EDUCATION OF A PRINCESS-Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia-Viking ($3.50). Few princesses have had such an "education" as Marie, onetime Grand Duchess of Russia, cousin of the late Tsar Nicholas II, now fashion consultant of Manhattan's Bergdorf-Goodman. Her bitter schooling has not embittered her. "Princes of reigning families are a race apart-a race that has been for centuries shut off in palaces, protected, restricted, compelled to live among its own dreams and illusions. Meantime the world and its needs pass us by. That is why we are destined to be destroyed or forgotten." Orphaned...
...significant to them so that they too would remember me for ever, but I could not utter a word; only tears, bitter tears and comfortless, rolled down my cheeks. Thus I said good-bye to Russia." When rumors that Marie intended to apply for U. S. citizenship lately reached Grand Duke Cyril, pretender to the Russian throne, he threatened to revoke her title and rights. The rumor is neither confirmed nor denied. Marie will tour the U. S., lecture, but will keep her job with Bergdorf-Goodman. She started to write her book in English, got excited, changed to French...
Last week Norman de Vaux, whose travels have run up almost 150,000 mi. this year, was in Grand Rapids, Mich, completing perhaps his most epochal trip. Lately there have been rumors that he and Motormaker Durant have been getting along none too well. These they both denied last week. Nevertheless, Mr. de Vaux announced that he has bought Durant Motor Co. of California, will refinance it as de Vaux-Hall Motor Corp.. will manufacture a new six-cylinder car, the de Vaux. A big dealer organization in the West will be at his command, and the de Vaux...